Thursday, January 20, 1966

Wednesday, January 20, 1965

Monday, January 20, 1964

"Meet the Beatles!", the first The Beatles album from Capitol Records in the United States, is released ten days after Chicago's Vee-Jay Records releases "Introducing... The Beatles". The two record companies battle it out in court for months, eventually coming to a settlement.

Friday, January 20, 1961

John F. Kennedy succeeds Dwight Eisenhower as the 35th President of the United States of America.

Monday, January 20, 1941

Thursday, January 20, 1938

Wednesday, January 20, 1937

Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes swears in Franklin D. Roosevelt for a second term. This is the first time Inauguration Day in the United States occurs on that date, on which it has occurred ever since the change is due to the ratification in 1933 of the 20th amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Monday, January 20, 1936

King George V of the United Kingdom dies. His eldest son succeeds to the throne, becoming Edward VIII. The title Prince of Wales is not used for another 22 years.